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Jared O’Mara will embark on a “phased return” to work following his suspension by Labour over sexist and homophobic comments, it has emerged.
Dods Monitoring's Home Affairs specialist, Sabine Tyldesley, asks what does the move of the ‘Women and Equalities’ ministerial brief to Home Office mean?
With the centenary of the Representation of the People Act just around the corner, Dawn Butler believes 2018 is the year for women. She talks to Elizabeth Bates about shortlists, transgender rights, and why she believes Theresa May is no feminist
Labour should allow transgender people to stand as candidates in all-women shortlists, according to a senior frontbencher.
Gary Connor looks at what’s on the agenda in the Lords this week
Matt Hancock has called on the BBC to introduce "equal pay for equal jobs" as he waded into the row caused by the resignation of its China editor Carrie Gracie.
Theresa May's reshuffle sparked a row after a Conservative MP who opposed moves to relax abortion laws was made the party's vice-chair for women.
A right-wing commentator who landed a plum job with a new universities watchdog was today forced to delete thousands of his tweets after some of his past comments sparked anger.
Boris Johnson has defended Toby Young’s appointment to the board of the new universities regulator, accusing critics of a "ridiculous outcry".
Labour has called on Theresa May to sack Toby Young from his new post with the universities regulator over past comments the party said amounted to “homophobia” and “misogyny”.
Top Tory Nicky Morgan has rebuked Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton for his controversial remarks about his nephew wearing a dress.
2018 might be the year that the Companies House processes are reviewed to stop someone’s previous gender being outed because of a form they’ve completed in the past says Nicky Morgan MP.
Theresa May has given her backing to a review of procedures around rape cases following the collapse of two trials this week.
The Bar Council have commented on the Government's response to the Lammy Review.
Speaking at a Social Mobility conference yesterday, Education Secretary Justine Greening laid out her plan on how to crack the social mobility problem.
For the last ten years, the gap between the employment rate of disabled people and non-disabled people hasn’t closed, says Scope CEO Mark Atkinson.
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has apologised “unreservedly” to a pregnant TV producer after she told her to “be careful” before warning that "child labour is hard".
A Labour MP has been accused of trying to threaten a pregnant TV producer after she warned her to “be careful” and then added: "Hope you have a great birth, because child labour is hard".
Commenting on the findings of the Social Mobility Commission’s State of the Nation report
A Conservative peer has threatened to resign the party whip in protest at the Government's decision to scrap the post of Disability Commissioner.
PoliticsHome marks International Men’s Day by asking outspoken Labour MP Jess Phillips how men and women can work together to confront sex abuse in Westminster.
The BSA is proud to have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter, becoming one of the now 162 signatories. We have committed to work to increase the number of women in our small leadership team to 30% by 2021.
Sir Michael Fallon resigned as Defence Secretary shortly after a Westminster journalist called Downing Street to accuse him of "lunging" at her and trying to kiss her on the lips.
MPs should be banned from a popular Commons bar to create a safe space from sex pest parliamentarians, an outspoken backbencher has said.